16 U.S.C. § 446 — Sites for tablets at Antietam; care and supervision

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This law puts land bought for Antietam battle memorial tablets under the Secretary of the Interior's care. It applies to sites marking the Army of the Potomac's and Army of Northern Virginia's battle lines. It also covers markers for each of the 43 Regular Army units that fought there.

All land the United States has gotten -- whether by purchase, gift, or another method -- for placing memorial tablets is covered by this section. These tablets mark the battle lines of the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of Antietam. They also mark the position of each of the forty-three different Regular Army commands that fought in that battle. The Secretary of the Interior is responsible for the care and supervision of all this land.

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All lands acquired by the United States, whether by purchase, gift, or otherwise, for the purposes of sites for tablets for the marking of the lines of battle of the Army of the Potomac and of the Army of Northern Virginia at Antietam, and of the position of each of the forty-three different commands of the Regular Army engaged in the battle of Antietam, shall be under the care and supervision of the Secretary of the Interior.

Source credit: (Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 837, § 1, 26 Stat. 401; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933.)

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1890Enacted · Act of Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 837 · 26 Stat. 401

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